It has been exactly four days to the day since Netherlands striker and captain Robin van Persie scored that beautiful leaping header against Spain en route to their 5-1 thrashing of the World Cup defending champions.
The Manchester United striker's first goal, one which brought Louis van Gaal's side level 1-1 on the 44th minute after La Roja took the lead from a Xabi Alonso penalty, sparked an Internet craze all over Twitter, Facebook, and many other social medias.
The Oranje supporters, as well other football fans, took to Twitter to post their own rendition of that famous goal as Persieing trended all over the social medias which has still not lost spark up untl now.
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN: RvP scored this beautiful header vs Spain
HUMOR: RvP's 93-year-old grandfather got on the "Persieing" craze
Robin van Persie’s 93-year-old grandfather copies that header v Spain #persieing [picture] http://t.co/P7Z4o2Fsia pic.twitter.com/Vi69f8xKMi
— 101 Great Goals (@102greatgoals) June 18, 2014
Have a laugh: #persieing is #trending https://t.co/OPsc5mjx6U #WorldCup #ausned pic.twitter.com/DGFSQDn8oI
— Liefke Reitsma (@LiefkeR) June 18, 2014
Mission impossible @Persie_Official #persieing pic.twitter.com/czlPovLkBx
— Ryan Wilford (@RyanWilford_93) June 18, 2014
BBC Trending reporter Anne-Marie Tomchack even took notice
Hey @persie_official - here's our presenter @AMTomchak getting to grips with #Persieing. All in a days work! pic.twitter.com/91XmyFsWkZ
— BBC Trending (@BBCtrending) June 17, 2014
As did Dutch tennis player Sven Groeneveld
Could no resist to do my version of #persieing here @Wimbledon @worldcup_com pic.twitter.com/fWOp6z09FK
— Sven Groeneveld (@tennis_sven) June 17, 2014
#Persieing is the latest internet craze. Even babies are doing it. pic.twitter.com/n67a1z6WP1
— ballball (@ballball) June 18, 2014
The World Cup is 'Persieing' on Twitter | India Today http://t.co/u09Nh5Ckzd pic.twitter.com/AReNbe6B1s
— India Today (@IndiaToday) June 18, 2014
Is this the original "Persieing,' though?
2000 The original #persieing Shearer heads England's winner as Germany are beaten 1-0 in Charleoi #bbcworldcup pic.twitter.com/3zWcwLNxHO
— This Football Day (@thisfootballday) June 17, 2014
Our favorite "Persieing" tweets since the 5-1 game:
#persieing Man of Steel ;) pic.twitter.com/VL0H58qS45
— Stanley Quarré (@QuarreStanley) June 15, 2014
Ok, dees is een goei'ke :d #persieing #VanPersie #wk2014 #wwe pic.twitter.com/LqenxAWQta
— Yannick Van Keer (@yannickvk1) June 14, 2014
What a talent!!! :-) Fedde (6months) doing a #persieing just like @Persie_Official #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/0mPc5gMcss
— Onno Weusthof (@odweusthof) June 15, 2014
Everyday I'm #persieing pic.twitter.com/vandl5RrUV
— Şandel (@SandelSports) June 15, 2014
From the Twitter name, and the picture, we assume this is an Arsenal fan, who is still not happy with the ex-Gunners captain
What do I make of #Persieing? This. pic.twitter.com/RHxEDNgSlu
— SanjayT AFC (@Santrick7) June 15, 2014
As Netherlands get prepared to take on Australia in their second group B match, Holland fans will be hoping their skipper “Persies” the Socceroos, putting van Gaal's men in a driving position to top their group securing a round of 16 qualifying spot.
